Ancient DNA sheds light on the peopling of the Mariana Islands0

• Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
• December 28, 2020

To reach the Mariana Islands in the Western Pacific, humans crossed more than 2,000 kilometers of open ocean, and around 2,000 years earlier than any other sea travel over an equally long distance. They settled in the Marianas around 3,500 years ago, slightly earlier than the initial settlement of Polynesia.